"To'hajiilee" is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 59th episode overall. Written by George Mastras and directed by Michelle MacLaren, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on September 8, 2013.
Todd Alquist receives a call from Walter White, asking his uncle, Jack Welker, to put a hit on Jesse Pinkman. Jack tells Walt that he will only kill Jesse if Walt teaches Todd to cook his signature blue meth, which Walt reluctantly agrees to do. Meanwhile, Jesse tells Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez about his plan to capture Walt through his money. At Jesse's lead, Hank visits Huell Babineaux at a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) safe house and tricks him into cooperating by having him believe that Walt plans to kill him to cover up Walt's poisoning of Brock Cantillo.[a] Hank shows Huell a staged photo of Jesse shot in the head as proof. Huell confesses that he and Kuby stored Walt's money in barrels, and Walt collected the barrels with a rental van and shovel, but he does not know where the money is hidden. Hank advises Huell not to answer any calls or leave the house.
Jesse sends Walt a photo of a barrel filled with money, claiming that he has found Walt's fortune, and threatens to burn it all if the call ends. Walt frantically rushes to the location. During the heated conversation, Walt confesses to poisoning Brock but says that he ensured his survival and that all the murders he has committed were also committed to protect Jesse. Walt arrives at the desert location where his money is buried but finds no one there. He then sees another car approaching carrying Jesse and hides, believing Jesse is going to kill him. He calls Jack and gives the brotherhood the coordinates of his buried fortune, but then calls it off when he sees that Hank and Gomez are with Jesse.
Cornered, Walt surrenders to Hank, who handcuffs him and reads him his Miranda rights. Jesse feigned that the rental van had GPS tracking, the photo was staged from Hank's backyard, and they have tracked Walt through his phone. Jesse walks over to Walt and spits on him, which causes Walt to attack Jesse until Gomez and Hank break them up. Walt is put in the backseat of Gomez's SUV while Jesse is escorted to Walt's car. Hank then calls Marie Schrader to inform her that he has caught Walt. However, Jack and his brotherhood approach from the desert, having ignored Walt's cancellation, and confront Hank and Gomez. A panicked Walt attempts to defuse the situation to no avail. The gang opens fire, while Jesse and Walt take cover in the cars to avoid the gunfight.
Productionedit
The scene where Walt drives out to the reservation was entirely filmed in green screen, as they could not afford to shut down all the streets needed to film it in-camera.[1] The episode's title, "To'hajiilee", refers to the Tohajiilee Indian Reservation where the arrest and gunfight at the end of the episode occur.[2] This location was also the setting of Walt and Jesse's first cook in "Pilot".
Receptionedit
Viewershipedit
The episode was viewed by 5.11 million people on its original broadcast,[3] which was an increase from the 4.41 million of the previous episode.
Reviewsedit
Tim Surette at TV.com calls "To'hajiilee" '"a direct hit and one of the best (episodes) of the season, maybe even the series".[4] Seth Amitin from IGN gave this episode a score of 10 out of 10, praising the direction and the twists and turns the episode took.[5]
In 2019, The Ringer ranked "To'hajiilee" as the 11th best out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes.[6]
^Martin, Denise (September 8, 2013). "Breaking Bad Writer George Mastras on the 'To'hajiilee' Showdown". Vulture. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^Dietz, Jason (September 8, 2013). "Episode Review: Breaking bad, "To'hajiilee"". Metacritic. from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
^Kondolojy, Amanda (September 10, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 12, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
^Surette, Tim (September 9, 2013). "Breaking Bad "To'hajiilee" Review: The longest Week ever". TV.com. from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
^"Breaking bad: "To'hajiilee"-Review - IGN". 9 September 2013. from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
^Ben Lindbergh (September 30, 2019). "The Ringer's Definitive 'Breaking Bad' Episodes Ranking". The Ringer. from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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For the reservation see Tohajiilee Indian Reservation To hajiilee is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad and the 59th episode overall Written by George Mastras and directed by Michelle MacLaren it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on September 8 2013 To hajiilee Breaking Bad episodeEpisode no Season 5Episode 13Directed byMichelle MacLarenWritten byGeorge MastrasCinematography byMichael SlovisEditing byKelley DixonOriginal air dateSeptember 8 2013 2013 09 08 Running time46 minutesGuest appearancesSteven Michael Quezada as Steven Gomez Emily Rios as Andrea Cantillo Lavell Crawford as Huell Babineaux Michael Bowen as Jack Welker Kevin Rankin as Kenny Ian Posada as Brock CantilloEpisode chronology Previous Rabid Dog Next Ozymandias Breaking Badseason 5List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Reception 3 1 Viewership 3 2 Reviews 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksPlot editTodd Alquist receives a call from Walter White asking his uncle Jack Welker to put a hit on Jesse Pinkman Jack tells Walt that he will only kill Jesse if Walt teaches Todd to cook his signature blue meth which Walt reluctantly agrees to do Meanwhile Jesse tells Hank Schrader and Steven Gomez about his plan to capture Walt through his money At Jesse s lead Hank visits Huell Babineaux at a Drug Enforcement Administration DEA safe house and tricks him into cooperating by having him believe that Walt plans to kill him to cover up Walt s poisoning of Brock Cantillo a Hank shows Huell a staged photo of Jesse shot in the head as proof Huell confesses that he and Kuby stored Walt s money in barrels and Walt collected the barrels with a rental van and shovel but he does not know where the money is hidden Hank advises Huell not to answer any calls or leave the house Jesse sends Walt a photo of a barrel filled with money claiming that he has found Walt s fortune and threatens to burn it all if the call ends Walt frantically rushes to the location During the heated conversation Walt confesses to poisoning Brock but says that he ensured his survival and that all the murders he has committed were also committed to protect Jesse Walt arrives at the desert location where his money is buried but finds no one there He then sees another car approaching carrying Jesse and hides believing Jesse is going to kill him He calls Jack and gives the brotherhood the coordinates of his buried fortune but then calls it off when he sees that Hank and Gomez are with Jesse Cornered Walt surrenders to Hank who handcuffs him and reads him his Miranda rights Jesse feigned that the rental van had GPS tracking the photo was staged from Hank s backyard and they have tracked Walt through his phone Jesse walks over to Walt and spits on him which causes Walt to attack Jesse until Gomez and Hank break them up Walt is put in the backseat of Gomez s SUV while Jesse is escorted to Walt s car Hank then calls Marie Schrader to inform her that he has caught Walt However Jack and his brotherhood approach from the desert having ignored Walt s cancellation and confront Hank and Gomez A panicked Walt attempts to defuse the situation to no avail The gang opens fire while Jesse and Walt take cover in the cars to avoid the gunfight Production editThe scene where Walt drives out to the reservation was entirely filmed in green screen as they could not afford to shut down all the streets needed to film it in camera 1 The episode s title To hajiilee refers to the Tohajiilee Indian Reservation where the arrest and gunfight at the end of the episode occur 2 This location was also the setting of Walt and Jesse s first cook in Pilot Reception editViewership edit The episode was viewed by 5 11 million people on its original broadcast 3 which was an increase from the 4 41 million of the previous episode Reviews edit Tim Surette at TV com calls To hajiilee a direct hit and one of the best episodes of the season maybe even the series 4 Seth Amitin from IGN gave this episode a score of 10 out of 10 praising the direction and the twists and turns the episode took 5 In 2019 The Ringer ranked To hajiilee as the 11th best out of the 62 total Breaking Bad episodes 6 For her work on this episode Kelley Dixon was nominated for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series losing to Skip Macdonald for Felina Notes edit As depicted in End Times References edit Martin Denise September 8 2013 Breaking Bad Writer George Mastras on the To hajiilee Showdown Vulture Retrieved November 21 2023 Dietz Jason September 8 2013 Episode Review Breaking bad To hajiilee Metacritic Archived from the original on 12 September 2013 Retrieved 9 September 2013 Kondolojy Amanda September 10 2013 Sunday Cable Ratings Breaking Bad Wins Night NFL Countdown Dexter Real Housewives of New Jersey amp More TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on September 12 2013 Retrieved September 10 2013 Surette Tim September 9 2013 Breaking Bad To hajiilee Review The longest Week ever TV com Archived from the original on September 11 2013 Retrieved September 9 2013 Breaking bad To hajiilee Review IGN 9 September 2013 Archived from the original on 2020 07 20 Retrieved 2020 07 20 Ben Lindbergh September 30 2019 The Ringer s Definitive Breaking Bad Episodes Ranking The Ringer Archived from the original on October 30 2020 Retrieved November 5 2019 External links edit To hajiilee at the official Breaking Bad site To hajiilee at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title To 27hajiilee amp oldid 1217368616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
